install and upgrade client systems Flashcards
AppLocker
AppLocker is an application whitelisting technology introduced with Microsoft’s Windows 7 operating system.
Assigned Access 8.1
Assigned access is a feature in Windows 8 that gives a standard user account access to just one Windows Store app.
BitLocker
BitLocker is a full volume encryption feature included with Microsoft Windows versions starting with Windows Vista.
BranchCache
BranchCache is a new Microsoft technology that allows branch offices to cache content that branch office employees obtain from the main office.
Business Store
Microsoft Store is a digital distribution platform owned by Microsoft.
Clean installation
A clean install is a software installation in which any previous version is eradicated.
Client Hyper-V
Microsoft Client Hyper-V is a type-1 hypervisor for the Windows 8. x and Windows 10 operating systems (OSes) that allows users to run multiple operating systems inside a virtual machine (VM).
Cloud
Cloud computing is the on-demand availability of computer system resources, especially data storage and computing power, without direct active management by the user.
Command Line Interface (CLI)
A command-line interface (CLI) processes commands to a computer program in the form of lines of text.
Continuum
a continuous sequence in which adjacent elements are not perceptibly different from each other, although the extremes are quite distinct.
Cortana
Cortana is a virtual assistant developed by Microsoft which uses the Bing search engine to perform tasks such as setting reminders and answering questions for the user.
Credential Guard
Credential Guard is a virtualization-based isolation technology for LSASS which prevents attackers from stealing credentials that could be used for pass the hash attacks.
Current Branch for Business
Y. Z. 0-9. Starting with Windows 10, the Current Branch (CB) is the latest Windows update, whereas the Current Branch for Business (CBB) is deployed a few months after the CB to ensure that it has been more thoroughly tested in the user environment.
Desktop PC
A desktop computer is a personal computer designed for regular use at a single location on or near a desk or table due to its size and power requirements.
Device Driver
In computing, a device driver is a computer program that operates or controls a particular type of device that is attached to a computer or automaton.
Device Guard
Device Guard is a Windows 10 security feature that enables virtualization-based security by using the Windows Hypervisor to support security services on the device.
Direct Access
In computer storage, direct access is the ability to obtain data from a storage device by going directly to where it is physically located on the device rather than by having to sequentially look for the data at one physical location after another.
Encryption File System(EFS)
The Encrypting File System (EFS) on Microsoft Windows is a feature introduced in version 3.0 of NTFS that provides filesystem-level encryption.
Enterprise Mode Internet Explorer (EMIE)
What is Enterprise Mode? Enterprise Mode, a compatibility mode that runs on Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10, Windows 8.1, and Windows 7 devices, lets websites render using a modified browser configuration that’s designed to emulate either Windows Internet Explorer 7 or Windows Internet Explorer 8.
graphical user interface (GUI)
The graphical user interface is a form of user interface that allows users to interact with electronic devices through graphical icons and audio indicator such as primary notation, instead of text-based user interfaces, typed command labels or text navigation.
Group Policy Management
Group Policy is a feature of the Microsoft Windows NT family of operating systems that controls the working environment of user accounts and computer accounts.
Hardware interrupts (IRQ)
In a computer, an interrupt request (or IRQ) is a hardware signal sent to the processor that temporarily stops a running program and allows a special program, an interrupt handler, to run instead.
High Touch Installations (HTI)
An operating system installation method in which you use an installation DVD or USB drive and manually install the operating system on every computer.
Hybrid Computer
Hybrid computers are computers that exhibit features of analog computers and digital computers.
Joining to a Domain Kernel Mode
The system starts in kernel mode when it boots and after the operating system is loaded, it executes applications in user mode.
Laptop
a computer that is portable and suitable for use while traveling.
Lite Touch Installation (LTI)
LTI (Lite Touch Installation) is a high-volume deployment strategy for small to midsized organizations that combines the use of MDT with Windows Deployment Services, a server role of Windows Server 2008 and later that allows new computers to be deployed through network-based installation.
LoadState.exe
You use Load State to restore user state from the data store.
Long-Term Servicing Branch
Officially, LTSB is a specialized edition of Windows 10 Enterprise that promises the longest intervals between feature upgrades of any version of the operating system.
Private Catalog
Private Catalog enables developers and cloud admins to make their solutions discoverable to their own organization’s internal enterprise users.
Remote Desktop
In computing, the term remote desktop refers to a software or operating system feature that allows a personal computer’s desktop environment to be run remotely on one system, while being displayed on a separate client device.
RemoteApp
Remoteapp is a virtual application solution that allows users to run windows-based applications regardless of what operating system they are using.
ScanState.exe
You use Scan State to save user state data.
Smartphone
A smartphone is a cell phone that allows you to do more than make phone calls and send text messages.
Tablet
a flat slab of stone, clay, or wood, used especially for an inscription.
Text User Interface (TUI)
In computing, text-based user interfaces, is a retronym describing a type of user interface common as an early form of human–computer interaction, before the advent of graphical user interfaces.
Upgrade Installation
What is upgrade installation? Upgrading is the process of replacing a product with a newer version of the same product.
User Experience Control & lockdown
Granular UX Control allows IT managers to customize and lock down the user experience of a Windows device which uses device management policies in order to perform a specific task (e.g., a check-in kiosk at the airport).
User Interface (UI)
In the industrial design field of human-computer interaction, a user interface is the space where interactions between humans and machines occur.
User Mode
In computer science, hierarchical protection domains, often called protection rings, are mechanisms to protect data and functionality from faults and malicious behavior.
User State Migration Tool(USMT)
The User State Migration Tool is a command line utility program developed by Microsoft that allows users comfortable with scripting languages to transfer files and settings between Windows PCs.
UsmtUtils.exw
Returns a list of supported cryptographic algorithms (AlgIDs) on the current system.
Virtual Desktops
Virtual desktops are preconfigured images of operating systems and applications in which the desktop environment is separated from the physical device used to access it.
Windows 10 (Home, Pro, Education, Enterprise)
It is designed to help enterprises set up and run virtual Windows desktops and applications, to manage Windows users with features such as encryption and to recover systems more rapidly.
Windows 10 Media Creation Tool
The Windows 10 Media Creation Tool is a small program that you can can be downloaded from here and executed to download the Windows 10 ISO file that you can later use to create a Windows 10 installation DVD or USB, either to start a new Windows 10 installation or to repair an existing one.
Windows Deployment Services
Windows Deployment Services is a server technology from Microsoft for network-based installation of Windows operating systems.
Windows Hello
Windows Hello is a more personal way to sign in, using your face, fingerprint, or a PIN.
Windows Spotlight
Windows Spotlight is a feature included by default in Windows 10 that downloads pictures and advertisements automatically from Bing and displays them when the lock screen is being shown on a computer running Windows 10.
Windows To Go
Windows To Go is a feature in Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8.1 Enterprise, Windows 10 Education and Windows 10 Enterprise versions prior to the May 2020 update, that allows the system to boot and run .
Windows Update for Business
Windows Update for Business (WUfB) allows you to keep Windows 10-based devices in your organization always up-to-date with the latest security defenses and Windows features when these devices connect directly to the Windows Update (WU) service.
X64
It usually refers to x86 for 32 bit OS and x64 for system with 64 bit. Technically x86 simply refers to a family of processors and the instruction set they all use. The 64 bit computers can run both 32bit programs and 64 bit programs.
X86
It usually refers to x86 for 32 bit OS and x64 for system with 64 bit. Technically x86 simply refers to a family of processors and the instruction set they all use. The 64 bit computers can run both 32bit programs and 64 bit programs.
Zero Touch Installation (ZTI)
ZTI (Zero Touch Installation) is a high-volume deployment strategy for midsize to large organizations that combines the use of MDT with System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM), which is part of the System Center family of products from Microsoft.
